Weingut Ott 'Am Berg' Grüner Veltliner 2024

Winemaking

Bernhard Ott works with a restrained hand, letting the Wagram terroir speak clearly through his wines. His approach favors minimal intervention in the vineyard and cellar, allowing the natural mineral character of his sites to define the final wine rather than masking it with heavy oak or extraction.

Tasting Notes

This is a mineral-driven Grüner Veltliner that opens with vibrant aromas of green apple, white peach, and fresh herbs, with a subtle citrus undertone that keeps things lively. On the palate, the wine is crisp and elegant—the kind of white that makes you sit up straighter—with bright acidity framing flavors of stone fruit and herbaceous complexity. The finish is clean and refreshing, with a distinctive minerality that you'll recognize as distinctly Wagram, leaving you wanting another sip.

Producer

Weingut Bernhard Ott is a small, quality-focused estate in Austria's Wagram region, known for producing expressive, terroir-driven Grüner Veltliners. The winery operates at a modest scale, which allows Ott to maintain hands-on control over every vintage and to favor sustainable, respectful viticulture practices that emphasize the unique characteristics of individual vineyard sites.

Terroir

Wagram sits in the Danube Valley east of Vienna, distinguished by its warm microclimate and distinctive loess soils—fine, wind-deposited sediment that imparts a characteristic mineral signature to the wines. The continental climate here delivers ripe fruit while the loess provides the backbone of minerality and structure that makes Wagram Grüner Veltliners so compelling and food-friendly.

Food Pairings

Try this with pan-seared white fish like halibut or sea bass with lemon butter and fresh herbs—the wine's acidity and minerality are a natural match. It's equally at home with a simple grilled chicken breast over arugula, or with fresh goat cheese and ripe stone fruit as a sophisticated aperitif course.